Briza media 'Limouzi'

RHS Plant Profile

quaking grass 'Limouzi'

Grass Like

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A semi-evergreen, perennial, clump-forming grass to 60cm high with blue-green foliage. In summer, produces small, pale yellow flowers tinged bronze on fine, trembling stems, but is less prolific than the species

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand

Max Height

0.5-1 metres

Max Spread

0.5-1 metres

Size

Time to Maturity: 2–5 years
Max Spread: 0.5-1 metres
Max Height: 0.5-1 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Clay Loam Sand

Moisture: Moist but well–drained or Well–drained
pH: Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun

Aspect: South–facing or East–facing or West–facing
Exposure: Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20): H7

Colour & Scent

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family: Poaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Semi evergreen
Habit: Bushy
Genus: Briza can be annual or perennial grasses forming dense tufts of linear leaves, with long-lasting, open panicles of nodding spikelets on slender branches; useful for dried flower arrangement
Name Status: Accepted

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow in well-drained, fertile soil in a sunny position. Tends to be short lived. See ornamental grasses cultivation

Propagation

Propagate by division; does not come true from seed

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Cottage and informal garden
City and courtyard gardens
Low Maintenance
Cut flowers
Flower borders and beds

Pruning

No pruning required but can be cut back after flowering, or in spring, to maintain compact habit

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free